An investment by FSC is attractive to business owners and management because they can:

• Access capital for growth, acquisition, or shareholder liquidity

• Retain significant ownership and share in future equity appreciation

• Align with a sophisticated private equity investor

FSC is Uniquely Qualified to Support Management

With over twenty-six years of hands-on operating experience in middle market companies, our senior principals are uniquely qualified to add value to our portfolio companies. This valuable operating experience makes us a better partner for management teams as we can appreciate the challenges, risks and opportunities that arise in the day to day operations of a business.

While we do not participate in the day-to-day management of our portfolio companies, we add perspective from the Board of Directors and can assist management in the following areas:

• Provide guidance regarding business strategies and objectives

• Identify, evaluate and complete accretive add-on acquisitions

• Evaluate financing options

• Structure incentive compensation and equity participation programs

• Develop financial and management information systems

• Share "best practices" learned from other FSC portfolio companies and external resources

• Recruit senior level executives to fill vacant positions

• Provide access to executives in other industries who have expertise and experience that can benefit the company